News Collyer’s Lose ‘El Clasico’ of ’24 25.10.2024

Collyer’s men’s basketball team lost 55-86 in an exciting encounter with Brighton and Hove Sixth Form College (BHASVIC) this week. Collyer’s are now 1-1 in the College Basketball League (CBL), having won away at Worthing College in the first CBL clash of the season last week.

Sporting contests between two of the country’s top sixth form colleges are sometimes referred to as “El Clasico” derbies. Collyer’s maths teacher, and basketball fan, Pete Mattock explained: “Our very own “El Clasico” is a cheeky nod to the Barcelona and Real Madrid basketball and football rivalry in Spain. Some refer to matches between Collyer’s and our friends at BHASVIC as ‘El Clasico’, as these historical sixth form colleges have competed across many sports for decades.”

Coach Dom Evans, regarded by many as one of the nation’s brightest young basketball coaching prospects, said: “It was a tough fixture, but we acquitted ourselves well and have some positives to build on.

“As always BHASVIC were class. The sportsmanship and skill on display today was excellent from both teams. The atmosphere in the Cowley Sports Hall literally crackled – a fitting ‘El Classico’!”

MVP for the Collyer’s team was Dylan Siage.

Collyer’s Head of Sports Academy John Burroughs said: “The CBL is one of the toughest college basketball competitions in the country, so to be competing at this level is an achievement for the group.”